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Nothing is as frightening as being diagnosed with cancer. Good thing, cancer patients can use an effective alternative against the drugs used to treat various forms of cancer like colorectal cancer, leukaemia, prostate cancer, lung cancer, brain cancer, cervical cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer and so much more. This alternative is medical marijuana. Aside from treatment, it also helps alleviate the symptoms associated with cancer as well as chemotherapy.

Certain studies show that Cannabidiol, a cannabinoid found in marijuana inhibits the growth of cancer cells and tumors. This herb is also found to effectively reduce the nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. It is also highly effective in stimulating the patient’s appetite, for cancer treatments like chemotherapy would also sometimes cause patients to lose their appetite and experience anorexia.
Indeed, the full potential of marijuana in treating cancer is far from being realized.

Even so, there are many ongoing studies and research about cannabis as well as the possibilities it would bring when it comes to cancer treatment. Unfortunately, the current restrictions on marijuana use are making it difficult for researches and experts to conduct study and broader clinical trials. This makes it difficult for them to understand how marijuana can help more patients afflicted with cancer.

When it comes to incorporating cannabis in cancer treatment, it is important to seek an expert’s opinion, most likely one’s personal or attending physician. It is also necessary to check state guidelines and laws related to legal medical marijuana use. Not every state in the country support cannabis medication. Aside from those things, it is also important to consult a medical marijuana doctor as well as get a proper license for cannabis use. Last thing is finding a legal distributor for medical cannabis.

If one is unable to perform self-care tasks due to cancer treatment or cancer, there’s a need to find a qualified medical marijuana caregiver. Just like a regular caregiver, such person would provide proper health care as well as assistance to the patient; the only difference is that such caregiver is trained to provide proper medical marijuana treatment to a patient.

Marijuana treatment is either short-term or long-term treatment, depending on a patient’s prognosis and treatment plan. Some people would continue to use medical cannabis after receiving cancer diagnosis for several years. There are also others who stopped after their cancer went on to remission. Nonetheless, if one chooses to use it for treatment, it will improve one’s condition and quality of life.